PF Changs Review

Jason here. Kayleigh and I love searching around for a local gluten place. However, we often don’t the luxury of time to search when are out and about or traveling. To this end we have tried to find a few chain restaurants which we could dine at no matter where we are in the country. This comes with the added difficulty of picking a place where everyone can find something they will enjoy.

One of the restaurants we go to most often when abroad is PF Changs. As far as gluten friendliness is concerned, they are absolutely top notch.

We have gone many times now, and I almost always order the GF Chang’s Spicy Chicken. I tend to get a side of white rice and mix in the chicken with rice as I go along. It reminds me of general Tso’s, but a little more sour-sweet. One of my favorite appetizers to get is the GF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps. They are crunchy and absolutely bursting with flavor. It is has a bunch of a different flavors all working together, chicken, mushrooms, green onions, water chestnuts, and lettuce. It comes with multiple gluten free dipping sauces. I recommend the gluten free soy sauce.

One of the best parts of PF Chang’s is just how gluten friendly they are. To start they have a separate menu which you can even find online. When they bring out the food, it is in separate colored plates which mark gluten free food. All of the dipping sauces are in specially colored dishes as well. The waiters at PF Chang’s have always taken special care with our food. It is one of restaurants I feel most comfortable eating at, which makes it particularly great when traveling. No one wants to get sick on their vacation.

Kayleigh here. The level of food prep safety is especially impressive when you consider how the menu is designed- generally a family style affair, with dishes being passed around the table and people grabbing what tidbits they want. You are still welcome to doing this, as long as you keep good track of what dishes were safe, and make sure everyone at the table knows not to cross-contaminate with the utensils, particularly when serving from the bowls of rice. Worse comes to worse, keep a bowl of rice and one dish to yourself, and let the others play pass-around.